How to format number in a Grafana table? - grafana

I'm displaying some data in a Grafana table and one of the columns is a number between 1 and 999999. I want it to be always displayed with six digits, with leading zeros, e.g. 012345. How can I do this?
Update: My data source is ElasticSearch.

A similar issue was discussed here, this can be resolved by adding a field override for the field, with “Unit” as “Misc → String”. You can follow this link for configuring field overrides

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ag-grid: Max columns supported in Multi column sorting

I am using ag-grid-community v19.1.4 with AngularJS1.x and I'm planning to use the multi-column sorting feature.
I would like to know if there is a maximum number of columns that can be sorted supported by ag-grid or if there is a recommended maximum?
I have checked the official ag-grid documentation
https://www.ag-grid.com/javascript-grid-sorting/
But, it does not mention of any limits.
It is possible to sort by multiple columns. The default action for multiple column sorting is for the user to hold down shift while clicking the column header.
The property multiSortKey='ctrl' is set so multiple column selection is achieved by holding down Control and selecting multiple columns.
However AG-Grid has not mentioned the limits on the multiple columns which can be sorted.
I tried with 100 plus columns and it works like a charm. I beleive you will not be doing a multi sort on more than this :)
Refer my plunker link with 500 columns grid
MultiColumnSort

How to delete the previous column count in celltable in gwt?

I am getting the previous table column value for the current search. Example: I am searching for a criteria which has four columns in it and it displays fine. When I search for another criteria which has got only 2 columns, it loads the data correctly but it shows some blank space for the other 2 columns(which does not have any data actually). Data grid has the empty space with it.
This is a known issue with some workarounds: https://github.com/gwtproject/gwt/issues/6710

In Tableau, Is it possible to give Column number in Column Shelf

I'm using Tableau. So, instead of giving the [Column_name], Is it possible to give [Column_number] in column shelf?
- Hariharasudhan. R.
No -- for good reason.
Think of the data source as a template for a potential SQL (or MDX or TQL) query; specifying tables, joins, unions and possibly some where/having clauses for data source filters.
The actual SQL generated for any particular view will be an (optimized) query that only selects columns that are actually needed for that particular view, adds where/having clauses based on the filters being used etc.
So a column doesn't have a fixed number. The same column may be the first field selected in one situation, the last field in another situation, and left off completely in another.
If you want to change the name of column shelf:
Create a duplicate of variable and change original with duplicates and assign name as your wish by right-click on Edit Aliases and change as per your requirement.
Go to Data Source
On the middle right corner check on Show aliases
Go to column and right click on it. Go to Rename

How to display 40 + columns in Tableau?

I am trying to do a list report with about 40 columns(Dims+measure) but not able to get it right,
the requirement pushes the Tableau limitation by exploiting its limit to only 16 columns.
How can I get this done?
I read this
Here is my Tableau workbook with 16+ columns but no column header
Go to Analysis-->Table Layout -->Advanced and change the number in Rows and Columns as per your need.
You can't add more than 16 to this, but increase it to 16 (for identification).
So, save the Tableau file with extension .TWB. Then open this file in notepad.
Then search for the text: attr='row-levels'.
You will find something like:
<format attr='row-levels' value='16' />
<format attr='row-horiz-levels' value='16' />
Change the value of 16 to desired column numbers. Save the notepad file. Open it in Tableau.
The measures names and measures values special fields can help here and covers most use cases. (Using the measure names and values fields is likely a better choice than creating 40+ marks cards as you did in your posted example)
Put Measure Names on the column and filter shelves and measure values on the text shelf. Then add the measure fields you want to the Measures Values shelf. Then put the dimensions that you wish on the rows shelf.
A single field+aggregation can only be on the Measure Values shelf once, but a field can repeat with different aggregations -- so you can show the min, avg and max of a measure in 3 different columns.
As you mentioned, you can increase the max col and row headers up to 16 each via the Analysis->Table Layout->Advanced menu and panel. Beyond that point, adjacent columns will still display, just be coalesced for display.
Still you can have an apparently arbitrary number of fields on the measures values shelf, so can display as many columns of measures (data) as you wish, even though adjacent header columns for dimension (~category) get coalesced for display once you hit the header limit.
Tableau is optimized for summarizing data for efficient interpretation by humans, so displaying extremely wide tables of data is not the best fit for the tool (or a human reader frankly). Importing and exporting large tables is certainly possible.
At the 2015 conference I went to a session called "Use Tableau Like a Sith" and they showed us how to change the XML to workaround the 16 limit. Caveat being this is not supported.
Find the entries in the attached image and change their value to 40. In the screenshot, the Sith presenters were changing them to 36.
Here is a workaround for some data sets:
convert your fields from Dimension to Measure, and then
display using Measure Names / Measure Values, as #Alex Blakemore suggested.
For example, Boolean fields can be converted to numeric using INT().
PROS:
It is easier to change which fields to plot using Measure Names / Measure Values.
Faster performance, at least for some data sets.
CONS:
Often data sets have some fields that cannot or should not be converted to measure.
Not as easy or straightforward as changing Analysis > Table Layout > Advanced settings, or the xml-editing workaround suggested by #Cyndi1976.
There are Two ways:
Edit the saved .twb file and edit the Below xml code by opening the workbook with Notepad
<format attr='row-levels' value='16' />
<format attr='row-horiz-levels' value='16' />
Create 3 different worksheets each consisting multiple column but each worksheet consisting columns >16 and place them in single dashboard. So you will get one view with 40 columns.
A good way to do this is to create groups and filters. I'm sure, out of 40+ columns, a good number of them can be converted to either of the above, giving a neater look to your dashboard, making it easy to comprehend your data.
Let us assume you're creating a dashboard to show the overall split of mobile recharges for a company x.
One of the option is to have multiple columns; each for:
the mobile OS
OS version
service provider
recharge rank
Sub-category (Prepaid / Postpaid)
...
the easier and elegant way to reduce the number of columns is to populate a dropdown list with these values. Not only this will make the dashboard easier to comprehend, it will reduce the number of columns one has to refer to interpret the data and would also reduce the technical limitations imposed on the number of columns.
to create a group in Tableau:
include the fields in the result set i.e. use the column[s] in select statement.
select os, os_version, service_provider, rank, subcategory ... from schema.recharge_table [where...];
In the Sheets view of Tableau, right click on the field to create group. Let's create a split on subcategory.
Group the sub-categories, give them proper alias to be recognised easily.
Drag the Group to filter and you've successfully and elegantly reduced one column.
16 is the maximum limit for row/column labels in tableau table.
Put 20 columns on one sheet and 20 one the other dashabord. Drag and drop both sheets on to your dashbaord, and you should be having 40 columsn.

Field text is being truncated inconsistently

I created a label report (2 columns). The fields used are, Suffix, Contact Name, Company Name, Job Title and Department – simple contact data.
The Department field is the last one and in the report of 78 records the Department field decided not to display the entire field text twice.
I have "Can Grow" set as default on all fields, I checked the margins and label width to ensure the text is not being truncated because of the labels being too wide for the margins. I modified the data in the database by abbreviating certain words and it shows the change but it still truncates after 50 characters. Other times the Department name is 80+ characters and it displays all of the data.
This problem is happening onscreen when I preview the report and also when various users print it. The default printers have not changed.
This one has me stumped. Is this an application bug (if so is there a Service Pack for CR 11.5?) or does it have anything to do with printer drivers in need of update?
Thanks in advance for your help on this puzzle.
Update
I did specify data source
The text in the database is without any special characters or anythig else that might be out of place
No I am not using Underlaying Following sections anywhere in the document
11.5.8.998 is my version of CR (lloks like I am behind - however, when I click on verify for updates it tells me there aren't any. Do you ahve a link to the SP2 download?)
No formula in the Custom string option
Mine worked by simply going to the Database Menu option: Database-->Verify Database, and the field sizes were updated
It could happen if the length of the field in the Data Source is less than your string. To check this:
In the Field Explorer right click on the data source name and choose "Show Field Type"
The length of the field is written between ( ). If it is less than your string length, you have to re-build your data source. For example, if your data source is a view, you have to drop and create it again and then verify your data base in crystal report.
Hope it helps.
Random troubleshooting thoughts. One of these could even work :)
You didn't specify your datasource, but can you preview your data before it goes into Crystal? If the actual data is randomly truncated, then the problem isn't Crystal, it's the data.
Does this data have any special characters, i.e. accents, foreign currencies, etc? That could be a problem (I don't know if this could even create problems, never used them in Crystal)
In the Section Expert, are you using the Underlaying Following Sections option for fancy formatting? If so, your 'grown' fields may be hidden by some other field in the following section.
My Crystal Reports XI Developer Edition is 11.5.12.1838 (that's service pack 2). Is your Crystal up to date?
In the Format Field pane, there is an option to make a custom Display String. Sometimes I forget I have a formula and then don't understand why it's not doing what i want.